Hook of hook and eye



July 22, 1952 A. movlcAY O HOOK OF' HOOK AND EYE Filed May 31, 1949 Patented July 22, 1952 This'invention relatesv tora garment hook of the hook and eye type. -This is'a continuationin-part of my pending application'S. N. 28,152, Garment Clasp?, filed May- `20, 1948, Vnow abandoned. f l i Anv object of the invention is to provide an improved hook made of form-retaining sheet material, wherein a single bent plate forms both a body portion and afpair of bendable limbs serving as a part of the means for attaching the hook to a garment; said limbs and body portion being bent in an improved manner, making a more sturdy, durable and dependable hook. v

Another object is to provide a hook of the kind described vwith an improved pair of eyeletted lugs formed by out-bending portions of the'sheet material in sucha manner thatvthe part of the hookbears in a flatwise manner against the pin whichV isinserted through said eyes, instead of in'an'edge-wise manner as is the more common practice when eyeletted lugs are provided to receive a pin. l l

Yet another object is to provide an improved two part means for attaching the hook to a garment so that the hook will, during use, remain immovably anchored to the part of the garment tov which it is attached.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description and claims, the novelty consisting in the features of construction, combination of parts, the unique relations of the members and the relative proportioning, disposition, and operation thereof, all as.

more completely outlined herein and particularl pointed out in the appended claims. 1

In the drawings, which form part of the present specification:

vFigure 1 is a perspective View along the fly of a pair of trousers showing my hook mounted on one portion thereof in position for attachment to an eye on the other portion;

Figures 2, 3, 4 are perspective views of my hook showing successive steps in its formation;

Figure 5 is a horizontal sectional view taken thru the mounted hook of Figure 1 along the line 5-5;

Figure 6 is an elevational view of the mounted hook with the foremost layer of fabric broken away; and

Figure 7 is a vertical sectional view taken thru the mounted hook along the line 1-1 of Figure 6.

My hook, indicated generally at I0 is of the hookV type adapted to be connected to an elongated eye I2, the pair being here shown mounted along opposing faces of two juxtaposed garment portions 14,1- I6' 'for the purpose of detachably connecting 4the two garmentlayers. 1 A

As seen particularly in 'Figure 2, myA hook is formed from an originally nat piece of elongated, deformable and form-retaining material suchfas metal, having an arcuate-endedplate I8,l the opposite'end of which `is provided ,with a pair of parallel, laterally. extending limbs `20,*224 each terminating ina pointedlfoot 24,26. An opposing pair of notches 23. serve to delineate-a line of weakness 30 for easy bending-of each foot on its limb.,Y f 1 i The plate-or. tab portion i8 lis bent approxi,- mately perpendicularly to the limbs in the same directionv as the feet 24, 26v so as tol overlie the limbs, rspaced aparttherefrom by the thickness of ktwo fabric layers y32, v34 plus the thickness of the eye l2. The tab ,isffu'rther bent upward a slight amount along the line 36 (Fig. 5) .to guide the eye thereunder, and in addition is provided with ,a central depression or dimple 38 ffwhich engages the eye so as to prevent its accidental withdrawal. In bending back the plate I8, two lines of bending are formed, one adjacent the edge 40 of the plate (Fig. 2) and the other across the limbs at 42 (Fig. 3) also approximately perpendicularly so that the layersof fabric 32, 34 are traversed only by the thickness of the two limbs, and specifically only by the short portions 44, 46 thereof after the hook is anchored in place.

Adjacent the bending line 42, each limb is 1ongitudinally split for a short distance and the two lengths oppositely bowed to form bearing ears or eyelets 48 arranged to receive jointly therein the shank 50 of a locking pin or keeper 52. A longitudinal reinforcing rib 54 (Fig. 2) is formed along each transverse portion of a limb by striking one face or the other of the metal with an indenting tool. (One face of the limb is thus pressed in and the opposite face` pressed out.)

Generally the hook is furnished to the user in the form shown in Figure 4. In mounting, the fly 32 and reinforce stay 34 of the trousers are pierced by the limbs 2D, 22 which are inserted up to the edge 4b and the feet 24, 26 then forced back thru the lining layer 34 and thereupon bent back upon their respective limbs (separated by the layer 34) as seen in Figure 5. The pin 52 is then inserted thru the bearing ears 48 so that its curved top comes to rest against the face ofthe limb 20 and its lower end is then bent up in a similar arc 56 (as withra pair of pliers) to abut against the face of the lower limb 22. This serves to anchor the limbs against withdrawal thru the cloth openings which they have made, while at the same time 3 the pin does notweaken the fabric by any penetration thereof at all. In addition, the fabric 34 spread by insertion of the limbs will press back into the notches 28 so as to prevent accidental withdrawal of the feet 24, 26.

When thus mounted, it Will be seen that the projecting tab I8 is of a good width or heighth to provide a sturdy engagement with a long eye l2, While atmthetlsame` time only the narrower Width of -the limbs has penetratedthe cloth. The opposite layer of cloth 58 (generally the garment facing) completely coversthe outer other side.v of the limbs so that the hook is entirely sunk or embedded except for projection of the engaging.

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While I have shown and described in some detail a presently preferred embodiment of my gari ment hook, it is to be understood that Various modifications may be made inthe construction` and operation thereof Within the spirit and scope ofthe subsequently claimed `invention which it is my intenton to `claim' broadly within the limitations imposed byithe prior art.

-lclaimt Y Y u1. "A hookconsisting 'of a plate of form-retaining' sheet material, having projecting from an edge thereof a pair of generally parallel, spaced .apart'outwardly extending limbs, each having a pointed'foot portion on its outer en d adaptedto be insertedvr thru a layer of, fabric andy bent back upon the limb,'which plate and limbs aretwice transversely bent approximately perpendicularlso as to define a short portion along the inner end of each limb, which short portions dispose the plate generally paralleljto and laterally spaced from saidlimbs, said limbs adjacent the short portions being provided with transversely aligned eyelets adapted toreceive a locking pin *jointly therethru, I Y 12v'1he hookpof' claim 1 wherein said short portions', ar e formed with longitudinal reinforcing 3. For use with two juxtaposed layers of fabric, a hook consisting of a plate of form-retaining sheet material, having projecting from an edge thereof a pair of generally parallel, spaced apart, outwardly extending limbs, each having a pointed foot portion on its outer end which is inserted thru one layer of fabric and bent back upon the limb, which plate and limbs are twice transverse- Aly `bent approximately,lperpendiulany so as to denne a short portion alongnthe" inheriend of each limb, which portions dispose the platef'generally parallel to and laterally spaced from said limbs along the same side as the turned back feet, said short portions serving to penetrate both layers of fabric, saidlimbs adjacent the short portions being provided with transversely aligned eyelets, a

ff ,pin extending-'thru the aligned eyelets whereby movement of the penetrated fabric back from the short portions along the limbs is prevented.

ribsextencling only betweeny their terminal lines j ofA bending. j

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